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02 Mar 2012, 9:55 pm

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For me, it is mired in fuzzy idealism and Unfortunate Implications. The conceit all adoptive parents are saints doesn't click with me, because in my book, what selflessness is there on this f***ing planet? As a species, we're motivated entirely by self-interest; any kindness or sincerity are theatrics. That human beings could waste their money and patience to get their hands on a child to cover for their insecurities is pathetic.

Why some kids want to have puppies? I doubt it's because they are altruistic. Never been interested in having pets and having kids myself, I don't get why people want to have them, specially since they always give trouble. People are weird.



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03 Mar 2012, 12:28 am

blunnet wrote:
Giftorcurse wrote:
For me, it is mired in fuzzy idealism and Unfortunate Implications. The conceit all adoptive parents are saints doesn't click with me, because in my book, what selflessness is there on this f***ing planet? As a species, we're motivated entirely by self-interest; any kindness or sincerity are theatrics. That human beings could waste their money and patience to get their hands on a child to cover for their insecurities is pathetic.

Why some kids want to have puppies? I doubt it's because they are altruistic. Never been interested in having pets and having kids myself, I don't get why people want to have them, specially since they always give trouble. People are weird.

right pets give trouble we have to clean up their mess and also pay for their medical expenses and food.


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03 Mar 2012, 12:38 am

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What makes you think an adoptive parent would be any good, huh?


Actual evidence as opposed to raw "biologicist" prejudice, perhaps?

http://voices.yahoo.com/article/150104/ ... 06842.html


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16 Apr 2012, 6:42 pm

Conservative propaganda...


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16 Apr 2012, 6:45 pm

I support adoption I would be glad to adopt a child children deserve to live in a happy and safe home just like I did as a child.



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16 Apr 2012, 6:47 pm

What about being adopted into a collective?



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16 Apr 2012, 6:49 pm

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What about being adopted into a collective?


Hmm if the collective are treating like a human being loved like a human being being cared for and protected by other human beings then I don't see why one can not be adopted into a collective.



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16 Apr 2012, 6:53 pm

It would be more human because the collective would be one big family.



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16 Apr 2012, 6:59 pm

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It would be more human because the collective would be one big family.


Yes indeed I would have loved to have been born into a collective like the Duggar family they have so many children wish I had a bunch of brothers sisters and cuosins aunts and uncles ect imagen being in such a huge family.



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16 Apr 2012, 7:00 pm

You would have a thousand Mom's



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16 Apr 2012, 7:02 pm

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You would have a thousand Mom's


I only would need one but if you was adopted into a collective at least you would never be neglected so many family memmbers to talk to and to play with.



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16 Apr 2012, 7:03 pm

And the birth mother could be adopted into the collective also.



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16 Apr 2012, 7:07 pm

The birth mother didn't want the child in the first place if she gave it up for adoption why would she be adopted into the collective.



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16 Apr 2012, 7:18 pm

The birth Mother did not want the responsibility of caring for the child. Since the collective shares the responsibility the burden becomes light.



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16 Apr 2012, 7:20 pm

androbot2084 wrote:
The birth Mother did not want the responsibility of caring for the child. Since the collective shares the responsibility the burden becomes light.


True but would you want anything to do with your birth mother had she given you up for adoption?



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16 Apr 2012, 7:25 pm

You would be required to love everyone in the collective.